Find Art Everywhere
I bet you don’t consider yourself an artist. Maybe you call
yourself a mom, or a teacher, or an accountant or a wife. Maybe, you’re
well aware that you are superwoman and have named yourself accordingly,
but I bet you don’t consider your craft, be it at work, at home, or even in the bedroom, a piece of art.The truth is that a lot of what you do on a weekly basis is connected
to the arts. Just think about your hobbies. Perhaps you enjoy painting, making music, or dancing
- those are obvious ones.
However, if you knit, sew, cook, work out, write, antique, or even scrapbook - you may not immediately realize that your creations and actions are indeed good examples of artistic expression. Maybe your creation will not be hanging in the Louvre any time soon, but as long as it brings enjoyment to you, and anyone else you choose to share it with, then the invention has served its purpose.
To define art is a tricky task. Scholars have been working for years to nail down one, specific definition.
However, if you knit, sew, cook, work out, write, antique, or even scrapbook - you may not immediately realize that your creations and actions are indeed good examples of artistic expression. Maybe your creation will not be hanging in the Louvre any time soon, but as long as it brings enjoyment to you, and anyone else you choose to share it with, then the invention has served its purpose.
To define art is a tricky task. Scholars have been working for years to nail down one, specific definition.
Many still tend to think that art is some inaccessible cultural
entity that exists only for those who ‘get it’ or have tones of cash to
spend on well known artists, both living and dead. Luckily, there are
some emerging players in the art world that are attempting to make the
arts more accessible to the common person.
One of these players is Station Gallery. I bet you
didn’t know that Whitby Ontario had an art gallery. The Durham region
is best known for its high number of factories (including a huge GM
plant) and expanse of fields. However, there is an incredible art
gallery, partially funded by the city located right beside the Whitby
GO Train Station.
The Gallery is very involved in the local community and hosts an after-school program that provides arts activities for school-aged children. In addition, the gallery features work by local artists as well as collections that speak to the industrial nature of its surroundings- such as an exhibition featuring images of men working in a factory.
The Gallery is very involved in the local community and hosts an after-school program that provides arts activities for school-aged children. In addition, the gallery features work by local artists as well as collections that speak to the industrial nature of its surroundings- such as an exhibition featuring images of men working in a factory.
If Whitby is too far for you to travel then why not
visit a local art gallery or museum or just take stock of the art that
exists all around you that you may not have noticed before. For
example, try walking a little bit slower on your way to work tomorrow
and take in the amazing graffiti art on the walls as you pass.
 Cee Sando | |
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Obsessed with styling, [anti]fashion, design, found objects, social innovation and ideas translating into action; Cee has been straddling the corporate and entertainment worlds for almost a decade… In order to remain a functioning member of society, Cee puts her voyeuristic tendencies to (good) use, by documenting just about anything and everything. The subject matter is a situation, a piece of clothing, or a person; it is always something she has more than just a fixation with. Luckily she has many changing obsessions. | |
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